Compute Labs
Category: AI Infrastructure
Compute Labs is financializing AI by enabling direct exposure to compute assets and creating compute derivatives through its Compute Tokenization Protocol. Compute Labs was founded in 2024. The company is led by Albert Zhang. Based in Pasadena, USA. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $3 million. Latest round: Pre-Seed, $3.0M, 2024-07, led by Protocol Labs. Key investors include Protocol Labs, Blockchain Coinvestors, OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Amber Group, P2 Ventures.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Pasadena, USA
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $3 million
Value proposition
Empowering investors to effortlessly yield from compute, the currency of the future, while allowing data center operators to turn major capital investments into operating expenses.
Products and solutions
Compute Tokenization Protocol, Compute derivatives, Tokenized AI infrastructure, GPU Financing Platform, GNFT & miniGPU tokens
Unique value
The company's primary innovation is the tokenization of AI compute power, effectively creating a new financial asset class from computing resources.
Target customer
Investors and data center operators
Industries served
AI Infrastructure, Financial Technology (FinTech)
Technology advantage
Compute Labs' key advantage is its self-developed Compute Tokenization Protocol, which merges AI and blockchain technology to create a novel market for trading and investing in compute power.
How they differentiate
Compute Labs focuses on tokenizing AI infrastructure, allowing investors to purchase fractional ownership of GPUs. This creates a financial layer for AI hardware, offering a distinct model from competitors who primarily rent out GPU compute power.
Main competitors
Io.net, CoreWeave, Crusoe
Key partnerships
Incubated by NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance, NexGen Cloud (InfraHub Compute) — $1M public GPU vault, Plug and Play XDC RWA Accelerator (Sep 2025)
Notable customers
NexGen Cloud
Major milestones
Raised $3M Pre-Seed led by Protocol Labs (announced Jul 2024), Partnered with NexGen Cloud to launch $1M public NVIDIA H200 GPU vault (Jun 2025), Selected for Plug and Play XDC RWA Accelerator (Sep 2025), Scaled platform metrics: 100+ partners, 70+ deals underwritten, $600M+ committed capital (per company site)
Growth metrics
Official site reports ~40% live avg APY, 100+ active partners, 70+ deals underwritten, $600M+ committed capital; live GPU vaults (e.g. NVIDIA H200) with disclosed yields (e.g. ~57% APY on invest page).
Market positioning
Compute Labs positions itself as an investment platform that makes AI infrastructure an accessible, yield-bearing asset class for accredited investors. They partner with data centers to lease the hardware, creating a revenue-sharing model.
Geographic focus
Primarily North America, with a global reach through its decentralized platform.
Patents and IP
Not publicly available
About Albert Zhang
Founding team member at Delysium; core member at rct.AI (YC19); Product Owner / Solution Architect at Xsolla. Degrees from UCLA and Caltech. Founded Compute Labs in March 2024.
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Official website: https://www.computelabs.ai/en